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Hassan Whiteside had 16 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and one assist in 29 minutes on Wednesday, but the Heat still blew a huge lead in Philly.

It's worth noting that Whiteside did check in for Bam Adebayo with 5:46 remaining in a tight game, and he played almost the rest of the way. He went 7-of-10 from the field and 2-of-3 from the line to satisfy fantasy owners -- a bigger line would have been nice with Joel Embiid out tonight, but we shouldn't get greedy. Feb 14 - 10:42 PM

Hassan Whiteside played just 23 minutes and hit 5-of-9 shots for 10 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and a block in 23 minutes of Tuesday's 115-112 loss to the Raptors.

Whiteside didn't play in the fourth quarter again and this is becoming a broken record. Bam Adebayo has been getting those minutes, while Kelly Olynyk also gets some of them when he's healthy enough to play. Despite the Heat limiting his minutes, Whiteside is still averaging 14.3 points, 14.3 rebounds, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks over his last four games, double-doubling in each of them. Whiteside is too good a player to be permanently sent to the doghouse, but we do worry about him staying motivated if frustrations over playing time continue to build. Feb 13 - 9:37 PM

Hassan Whiteside said he is frustrated by his reduction in playing time this season.

Whiteside averaged 32.6 minutes per game in 2016-17, but has seen that number drop down to 25.7 this season. "I’m not going to lie. It’s frustrating. It’s nothing I can really do about it. Just keep a positive attitude. Coach is going to try to do what’s best for the team. He just wants to win. If I am playing 10 less minutes than I played last year, there isn’t much I can do about it." Whiteside stated that playing alongside Bam Adebayo is a potential solution that appeals to him. Feb 13 - 10:14 AM

Hassan Whiteside scored 16 points with 17 rebounds, one assist and one turnover in 33 minutes against the Rockets on Wednesday.

He saw a lot of late run today, which was the opposite trend he had coming into this game. Before tonight, Whiteside shockingly ranked ninth on the team in fourth-quarter minutes in 2018, but coach Erik Spoelstra went with him a bunch even against the floor-spacing Rockets. Obviously Kelly Olynyk (shoulder) not playing was a major factor on this. Either way, this was a good night for Whiteside fans, but we're still only expecting him to play in the upper 20s once Olynyk is back. Feb 7 - 10:07 PM

Depth Charts

The Heat announced that Dion Waiters underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair instability in his left ankle and will miss the remainder of the season.

A preexisting navicular bone fracture was also repaired during the surgery. Per Miami reporter Ira Winderman, "the expected recovery timetable from such an ankle procedure is six to ninth months. The long end of such an estimate would take it into next season's training camp." We should have plenty of updates on Waiter over the summer as he rehabs in preparation for the 2018-19 season.

Coach Erik Spoelstra wouldn't commit to McGruder playing on Friday against the Pelicans. McGruder had surgery on his leg for a stress reaction back in October and he's yet to make his season debut. He had a chance to be the opening-night starter, so McGruder could find himself back in the rotation. He likely won't have fantasy value, though.

Kelly Olynyk (shoulder) is listed as doubtful for Friday against the Pelicans.

"He did some non-contact work [Wednesday], a ton of conditioning, but not the contact part of practice," said coach Erik Spoelstra. That means the All-Star break likely wasn't enough for Olynyk's shoulder to get right after the injury on Feb. 5. Olynyk played a whopping 40 minutes in the game prior to injury, and he had been taking minutes away from Hassan Whiteside. Olynyk being out would open up a few extra minutes for Whiteside, James Johnson and Bam Adebayo.